Category Archives: Genesis

Καὶ ἐῤῥέθη πρὸς Ἀβραμ· Γινώσκων γνώσῃ ὅτι πάροικον ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα σου ἐν γῇ οὐκ ἰδίᾳ, καὶ δουλώσουσιν αὐτοὺς καὶ κακώσουσιν αὐτοὺς καὶ ταπεινώσουσιν αὐτοὺς τετρακόσια ἔτη. And it was said to Abram, “Υοu shall surely know that your offspring … Continue reading →

Περὶ δὲ ἡλίου δυσμὰς ἔκστασις ἐπέπεσεν τῷ Ἀβράμ, καὶ ἰδοὺ φόβος σκοτεινὸς μέγας ἐπιπίπτει αὐτῷ. Then at the setting of the sun, a trance fell upon Abram, and behold a great dark fear falls upon him. ויהי השׁמשׁ לבוא ותרדמה … Continue reading →

Κατέβη δὲ ὄρνεα ἐπὶ τὰ σώματα, τὰ διχοτομήματα αὐτῶν· καὶ συνεκάθισεν αὐτοῖς Ἀβράμ. Then birds came down on the carcasses, their divided pieces; and Abram sat together with them. וירד העיט על־הפגרים וישׁב אתם אברם׃   * carcasses OR bodies … Continue reading →

Ἔλαβεν δὲ αὐτῷ πάντα ταῦτα καὶ διεῖλεν αὐτὰ μέσα καὶ ἔθηκεν αὐτὰ ἀντιπρόσωπα ἀλλήλοις, τὰ δὲ ὄρνεα οὐ διεῖλεν. Then he took to him all these and divided them in the middle and set them opposite to each other, but … Continue reading →

Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ· Λαβέ μοι δάμαλιν τριετίζουσαν καὶ αἶγα τριετίζουσαν καὶ κριὸν τριετίζοντα καὶ τρυγόνα καὶ περιστεράν. Then he said to him, “Take for me a three-year-old heifer and a three-year-old she-goat and a three-year-old ram and a turtledove and … Continue reading →

Εἶπεν δέ· Δέσποτα Κύριε, κατὰ τί γνώσομαι ὅτι κληρονομήσω αὐτήν; But he said, “O Master LORD, how shall I know that I shall inherit it?” ויאמר אדני יהוה במה אדע כי אירשׁנה׃  

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτόν· Ἐγὼ ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ἐξαγαγών σε ἐκ χώρας Χαλδαίων, ὥστε δοῦναί σοι τὴν γῆν ταύτην κληρονομῆσαι. Then he said to him, “I am the God who led you out of the land of the Chaldeans, so … Continue reading →

Καὶ ἐπίστευσεν Ἀβρὰμ τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην. And Abram believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. והאמן ביהוה ויחשׁבה לו צדקה׃

Ἐξήγαγεν δὲ αὐτὸν ἔξω καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ἀνάβλεψον δὴ εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἀρίθμησον τοὺς ἀστέρας, εἰ δυνήσῃ ἐξαριθμῆσαι αὐτούς. καὶ εἶπεν· Οὕτως ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα σου. Then he brought him out and said to him, “Look up now to … Continue reading →

Καὶ εὐθὺς φωνὴ Κυρίου ἐγένετο πρὸς αὐτὸν λέγων· Οὐ κληρονομήσει σε οὗτος· ἀλλ᾿ ὃς ἐξελεύσεται ἐκ σοῦ, οὗτος κληρονομήσει σε. And immediately a voice of the LORD came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir; but he … Continue reading →